Weingut Hiedler, Kamptal
One must take care not to extrapolate grand generalities and lofty principles about a wine estate based on a single vintage, especially...
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Terry Theise
- Jan 6
- 5 min
Dr Buerklin-Wolf
In a few months it will have been 45 years since I first visited Bürklin-Wolf. Little wine-pilgrim me was duly drawn to their tasting...
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Terry Theise
- Dec 30, 2022
- 8 min
CHAMPAGNE RENE GEOFFROY – Aÿ
(Note: to go directly to the tasting report, please follow the Champagne bottle on the right.) APPRECIATIONS: I thought to close out this...
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Terry Theise
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
WEINGUT DAUTEL, Bönnigheim, Württemberg
For the first wine among the Spätburgunders, my impressions diverged markedly according to the glass I used. One glass rendered the wine...
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Terry Theise
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Weingut NIGL, KREMSTAL, Austria
Here’s a quick report on the early-bottled ‘21s fro m Nigl. I don’t know if or when I’ll receive the top wines, but tasting these was a...
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Terry Theise
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Two new tasting reports
There’s a lot of talk about “balance” in these notes, which is because many of the wines were awkwardly balanced. This is different from...
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Terry Theise
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
WEINGUT STEITZ, STEIN-BOCKENHEIM, Rheinhessen
I was interested. The young couple are members of Herkunft Rheinhessen, in which most of the cool young growers are included; they’re in...
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Terry Theise
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
WEINGUT BRAUNEWELL, Selztal, Rheinhessen
If you’re in Germany prospecting, as I was a few years ago, there’s a good chance you end up in Rheinhessen – wondering why you didn’t...
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Terry Theise
- Oct 20, 2022
- 9 min
2022 DARJEELING SECOND FLUSH; A PORTRAIT OF THE SEASON
Readers unfamiliar with the basics are invited to examine two of my earlier blog posts, which provide a basic introduction to the region....
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Terry Theise
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
A brief précis of what I mean by “tasting.”
A new (shipped in December 2021, received Sept 2022) batch of SchlossGobelsburg has arrived, and tasted - wander on over. I do not intend...
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